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minus-squarestatelesz@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·1 day agoI don’t get why Instagram is still so incredibly popular in 2026.
minus-squareWren@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoBecause it was designed to hook kids and they knew it. It’s what some of the recent lawsuits are about. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/meta-instagram-facebook-lawsuit-settlement-safety-feature/107080166
minus-squareHotsauceHurricane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoThey’ve made it addicting. Its constant dopamine.
minus-squarekuiskaaja@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoinstagram has never given me dopamine. using it just makes me annoyed to see friends post surface level shit to make them look better
minus-squareCrimeIsLegalNow@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down17·1 day agoHeroin is addicting too but only a moron does it… More than once
minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoIt’s also illegal to produce, trade, own and in some places to use.
minus-squareZarobi@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·1 day agoI think most people don’t actually care about anything for some reason. Instagram could execute a small child randomly on the planet every time you “like” a post, and people would still use it, so long as it doesn’t directly affect them
I don’t get why Instagram is still so incredibly popular in 2026.
Because it was designed to hook kids and they knew it. It’s what some of the recent lawsuits are about.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/meta-instagram-facebook-lawsuit-settlement-safety-feature/107080166
They’ve made it addicting. Its constant dopamine.
instagram has never given me dopamine.
using it just makes me annoyed to see friends post surface level shit to make them look better
Heroin is addicting too but only a moron does it… More than once
It’s also illegal to produce, trade, own and in some places to use.
I think most people don’t actually care about anything for some reason. Instagram could execute a small child randomly on the planet every time you “like” a post, and people would still use it, so long as it doesn’t directly affect them